Improvement in cartridges



W. R. POMEROY Gartridge. I

Patented Aug. 5, 1862.

UITEn STATES PATENT ()rrrfl- W. a. POMEROY, or MILLEBSBURG, OHIO.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 36,108, dated-Augwpt 5, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W. R. PoMnRoY,-of

Millersburg, in the county of Holmes, in the State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Constructing Cartridges; and

' had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, p The nature of my invention consists in first constructing the cartridge upon the old plan, except that the wrapper of the cartridge is made first of sufficient length to contain the ball and charge of powder; then an outside wrapper is secured firmly around and independent of the aforesaid wrapper, letting the said outside wrapper project over and past the end of the inside wrapper, so as to admit of being secured by twisting or folding, as other cartridges. To enable others skilled in the art to make andfuse my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and application.

I construct'mycartridge upon the original 1 4 'plan, except that the top is cut off immediately above the powder, at A,Fignre 1; thenan outside wrapper, O, Fig. 2, is secured firmly and independently around the body of the car- I tridg'e B, Fig. 1, having it project over and past the end A of said cartridge, to admlt of.

being secured by twisting or folding, as at D,

To use this cartridge,, the operator talres hold of the end which contains the ball, with his hand, and places the top between his teeth, when the wrapper C is readily removed,

thereby exposing the powder.

- What I claim as myinvention, and desire I purpose'described;

W. R. POMEROY.

1 Witnesses:

M. '1. INGLES, flrBaLrsn. 

